--UK Dec non-EU goods trade gap 2.821 bln stlg; Nov 2.317 bln
--UK Nov world goods trade gap 2.148 bln stlg; Oct 2.467 bln
--UK Nov EU goods trade surplus 169 mln stlg; Oct -45 mln
--UK Nov total trade deficit 1.297 bln stlg vs Oct 1.485 bln
--UK Nov services trade surplus 851 mln stlg; Oct 982 mln
--UK Dec non-EU goods trade gaps larger than expected
--UK Nov world goods trade gaps smaller than expected
--UK Dec non-EU ex-oil trade in goods gap 2.437 bln stlg
--UK Dec non-EU goods trade gap ex-oil erratics 2.089 bln stlg
--UK Dec non-EU goods exports 6.9 bln stlg; imports 9.8 bln
--UK Nov world goods exports 16.5 bln stlg; imports 18.7 bln
--ONS: UK Dec goods trade deficit with US first since July
--ONS says trend in UK goods trade gap is now fairly flat
--1st time ONS has described UK trade trend as flat since Sep 99
By BridgeNews
London--Jan. 25--The U.K.'s goods trade with non-EU countries was wider than expected in December, swelling to a record 2.821 billion sterling from 2.317 billion sterling in November, according to figures published Thursday by the Office for National Statistics. But despite the latest deterioration in the non-EU trade gap, the ONS said that the trend in the goods trade gap was now fairly flat. This is the first time it has not described it as widening since September 1999 and represents a gentle improvement in its assessment of underlying developments.